I thought that was really well done and my son enjoyed it too. I am not the biggest fan of the videos where they actually set fire or totally flatten Lego (or anything else), although it gives cool effects I don't like the waste.

This video is just really clever and okay it falls down, but I'm assuming most bricks would survive that fall, otherwise Lego's quality really is going downhill!

I received a reply from Christopher at LEGO Service, he could not find the video and asked for a link, which I sent him. Awaiting the next reply...

My email to LEGO:I
just watched the Rube Goldberg Death Star destroyer video on your website. I
really enjoyed the video, but it seems to be causing some friends of mine
concern because it is "destroying" the Lego sets. I told them they
are being silly, as the sets are just being disassembled very rapidly and could
be rebuilt over and over. That really only holds true if all the parts survived
unbroken, so I'm curious - could a "No Lego bricks were harmed in the
making of this video" message be honestly added tothis video, or did some
parts really get broken?

The reply:

Dear Robert,

Thanks for
getting in touch with us.

We are so
lucky to have such loyal fans like you and your fans!!!! I apologize for the
concern that your friends have experienced due to the video you all saw. I was
not able to find the video via Google search and wonder if you would be willing
to send it to us via link. Without knowing the video I cannot state with
certainty that we have any connection with the video.

You may
remind your friends that even when a LEGO® minifigure/character meets some doom
in a video game, they do not actually meet an end...they are rebuilt.

We look
forward to hearing from you soon with the link.

Have an
awesome day!

This is brilliant! I can't decide if my favourite part is that we're your fans, or the reassurances of the characters' "deaths" in video games.

While I would absolutely love to be able to say that no LEGO® bricks were harmed in the making of that video I do not think that would be an accurate statement.

While I am not able to discern any broken bricks while viewing the video considering the way they are being used it would be unrealistic to imagine that none broke upon smashing. We make our bricks as strong as possible and adhere to very strict quality regulations but this is extraordinary circumstances in which the bricks are not being used as intended.

I am sorry the video upset some of your friends though, it was only intended as a way to bring the LEGO Star Wars story to life using the sets that so many of our fans are familiar with. Please let them know that the Stormtroopers survived none worse for the wear, though some did suffer some battle wounds and are expected to make a full recovery!

The Death Star did not survive, but that aligns very well with the plot of the movies! I hope you enjoyed our version of the destruction of the ultimate weapon! If you enjoyed that video you may also like this one, which shows a crash test of the LEGO Porsche!

If you have any further questions, or if there is anything else at all we can help you with, please let us know.

In all seriousness though, this is my problem with this video - "the bricks are not being used as intended" - and as a result, are potentially broken. I am all for innovation and using things for new purposes, but this is just a very wasteful use of the bricks we all love.

I think only the first few generations of Stormies were clones. The Empire phased them out pretty quick due to their shorter lifespan. By the time of ANH, I don't think there are any cloned Stormtroopers left at all.

Meaning the ones we see here could well have family somewhere, which is why I'm super glad they assured us of their recovery.